Ocean energy devices and pilot farms should be demonstrated in real-sea conditions for several years to accelerate large-scale deployment, according to ETIP Ocean’s new ‘Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA)’, published today. This is just one of the priorities that the report identifies for
Clean energy solutions provider, H2Tec has won a contract to perform key upgrades to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s hydrogen production plant in Orkney. Logan Energy‘s subsidiary work is part of the €11.7 million project, Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid (ITEG). The projec
France Energies Marines has appointed Jean‐Philippe Pagot as president to the head of the Institute for Energy Transition (ITE). Jean‐Philippe Pagot is director of Marine Environment at EDF Renouvelables. He has been with the Institute since creation in 2012. Pagot accepted the challenge of mobilizi
The marine renewable energy (MRE) community is stepping it up several notches thanks to recently launched open-source software called the Marine and Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT). Offering previously unavailable tools for data processing and handling, the searchable online software discovery platform
UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has issued a call to fund research grant proposals in Marine Wave energy. According to EPSRC, the funding available for this call is approximately £4.5 million. EPSRC anticipates that proposals may vary in scale and scope depending on t
Cutting down costs of commercial-scale marine energy projects is one of the main challenges technology developers face when competing with other renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind. Oscilla Power has recently completed an investigation into the value of energy storage when combined with
A £60 million marine energy project in Pembrokeshire, Wales has seen the green light. The UK Government and Welsh Government have approved the business case for the Pembroke Dock Marine project. The project could generate £73.5 million a year to the Swansea Bay City Region’s economy. Pembroke Dock M
A new report published has called on industry and government to work together to develop opportunities for the use of marine renewables in the oil and gas sector. The call is backed by a coalition of organisations and individuals who attended a conference held at the University of Aberdeen last year
Marine Energy Alliance has reached another important milestone by awarding services to 23 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through its Second Call for Applications. The Marine Energy Alliance aims to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine ener
Ireland-Wales cooperation programme, the Selkie project, has picked Ocean Energy as part of its wave energy tender call. Ocean Energy is a wave energy technology developer based in Cobh, Ireland. The company completed the fabrication of its 500kW OE35 device for deployment at the US Navy Test Site i
The Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BECRC) has recently commissioned 17 short-term scoping projects as part of its research agenda. These industry-focused projects involve collaboration between industry and research partners and will guide the CRC’s future. The new projects, spreading acro
Marine Power Systems is seeking a naval architect with expertise in design, project engineering, development and construction of large marine structures. This role would suit someone with a background primarily in naval architecture that has also gained experience of project management/supervision o
Eight UK organisations have signed new agreements to develop and provide renewable energy technologies, services and research in China. Aleron Group, Miros Scotland, ZOEX Wave Power, along with Logan Energy, REOptimize Systems, Anakata Wind Power and Blueprint Subsea signed memorandums of understand
The Finnish company AW-Energy Oy (AWE) is raising funds to support its first commercial installations of WaveRoller technology in 2021. To that end, AWE has hired Fredericks Michael & Co. to help identify and approach strategic partners, and financial investors. With projects in US, Europe and Asia,
